Web Audio Quiz 3: Copyright

The practice quiz below covers copyright law. Please read the article on Copyright before taking this quiz. Each time you take the quiz, your results will be sent to Dr. Estrella by e-mail. Take the quiz as many times as needed to achieve a perfect score. This practice quiz will help Duquesne students with reading comprehension and better prepare them for the real quizzes to be given via Blackboard.

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  1. What fine might you have to pay for violating copyright?
    1. $1,000,000 per infraction.
    2. $500,000 per infraction.
    3. $500 to $100,000 per infraction.
    4. $100,000 per infraction.
  2. Which statement best describes the concept of work-for-hire?
    1. You create original content and license it for use by your client.
    2. You create original content for the client who then owns the copyright to that work after they pay your invoice.
    3. A composition created with an industry standard work-for-hire agreement between you and the client.
    4. You create content that includes samples of other copyrighted content and then sell it to your client as an original work.
  3. When was the first copyright law passed and how long could an author expect to receive copyright protection at that time?
    1. 1790 and 28 years
    2. 1790 and 14 years
    3. 1798 and 70 years after the death of the author.
    4. 1798 and 28 years
  4. What is the proper name of the "Mickey Mouse" law and when was it passed?
    1. The Disney Copyright Term Extension Act, 1998
    2. The Disney Copyright Term Extension Act, 2003
    3. The Sonny and Cher Copyright Term Extension Act, 1998.
    4. The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, 1998.
  5. Identify the date a great number of works enter(ed) the public domain.
    1. January 1, 2003
    2. January 1, 1998
    3. January 1, 2018
    4. January 1, 2008
  6. Is there a difference between Public Domain content and Royalty-Free content?
    1. No. These terms are used interchangeably.
    2. Yes. Public Domain content belongs to the public so the government imposes usage fees. Royalty-Free content can be used without paying any fees.
    3. Not really. There is little practical difference in how you use these two categories of content.
    4. Yes. Public Domain content may be used freely without any fees or licensing. When you purchase a CD containing Royalty-Free content the CD includes a license granting you the right to use this content in limited ways.
  7. If I perform a Gershwin piano tune and create a recording I wish to sell, what do I need to do this legally?
    1. No license is required
    2. A synchronization license
    3. A master license
    4. A mechanical license
  8. If I perform a work by Mozart and create a recording I wish to sell, what do I need to do this legally?
    1. No license is required
    2. A synchronization license
    3. A master license
    4. A mechanical license
  9. If you perform a work by Mozart and create a recording that I wish to sell, what do I need to do this legally?
    1. No license is required
    2. A synchronization license
    3. A master license
    4. A mechanical license
  10. In almost all cases, who is your contact to negotiate a license to use someone else's music content or performance?
    1. BMI
    2. The Harry Fox Agency
    3. The National Music Publishers Association
    4. ASCAP
  11. Choose the best description of fair use.
    1. Fair use is the part of the copyright law that allows scholars, critics, and teachers to copy portions of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching, criticism, and scholarship but not for performance. The excerpts must not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such as a section, movement or aria. In no case can the excerpt be more than 10% of the whole work. The number of copies distributed can not exceed one copy per student.
    2. Fair use is the part of the copyright law that allows scholars, critics, and teachers to copy portions of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching, criticism, and scholarship. The excerpts must not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such as a section, movement or aria. In no case can the excerpt be more than 10% of the whole work. The number of copies distributed can not exceed one copy per student.
    3. Fair use is the part of the copyright law that allows scholars, critics, and teachers to copy portions of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching, criticism, and scholarship but not for performance. The excerpts must not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such as a section, movement or aria. In no case can the excerpt be more than 5% of the whole work. The number of copies distributed can not exceed one copy per student.
    4. Fair use is the part of the copyright law that allows scholars, critics, and teachers to copy portions of copyrighted works for the purposes of teaching, criticism, and scholarship. The excerpts must not comprise a part of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such as a section, movement or aria. In no case can the excerpt be more than 5% of the whole work. The number of copies distributed can not exceed one copy per student.

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